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You spent $20 making your galaxy themed outfit or spent hours decorating a trailer so that your team or club can take place in the homecoming parade. Maybe you were just excited to get some candy. It doesn't matter how much or how little you did to prepare for the parade, everyone was bummed to hear it got cancelled.

Now this isn't the school’s fault, it is mother nature’s. There were intense storms the original day it was scheduled, so we didn't go to school at all. The football game that day was rescheduled for the next morning. The second time it was rescheduled had a forecast of storms, which meant the parade was cancelled and the football game was rescheduled yet again. Most grades will be able to take place in the parade next year, but not the seniors. I asked a senior, Bri Glidden, what she thought about the cancellation of the parade.

“I was disappointed that it was canceled the first time because I’ve participated in the parade every year. I’m glad that we didn't have it on the rescheduled date though because it wouldn’t have been as special. The parade is always a tradition for homecoming.”​I know everyone is hoping next year won't be as disappointing and they will be excited to see what it brings.

There are many new trends for Halloween costumes this year, from Harley Quinn to pirates and princesses, and I’m going to tell you the top costumes for this Halloween. The number one most popular costume is Fortnite characters. This isn’t a big shock since the game took off in 2018, obviously most children would want to be a character from it.

Following Fortnite on the list of top 10 most popular Halloween costumes are, Spiderman, dinosaurs, and unicorns. These costumes are classic and will never go out of style. Some of the other costumes that fall on the list are witches, Harley Quinn, superheroes, pirates, rabbits, and princesses. These aren’t the only popular costumes this year, according to Google: the Incredibles, Black Panther, and 1970’s themed outfits are also extremely popular. James River students dressed up as everything from Freedom of Speech to Kim Possible!